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2. Treatment and Education of Autistic and Related Communication ...

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   The Treatment and Education of Autistic and Related Communication Handicapped Children (TEACCH) philosophy recognizes autism as a lifelong condition and does not aim to cure but to respond to autism as a culture. [ 2] Core tenets of the TEACCH philosophy include an understanding of the effects of autism on individuals; use of assessment to ...

3. Verbal Behavior Milestones Assessment and Placement Program

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   The Verbal Behavior Milestones Assessment and Placement Program ( VB-MAPP) is an assessment and skills-tracking system to assess the language, learning and social skills of children with autism or other developmental disabilities. A strong focus of the VB-MAPP is language and social interaction, which are the predominant areas of weakness in ...

4. Jennifer Cook O'Toole - Wikipedia

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   Autism in Heels. Jennifer Cook (formerly O'Toole) (born October 24, 1975) is an American author and speaker. [1] She is known for her six Asperkids books, which have been translated into six languages and include the winner of the Autism Society of America 's Book of the Year Award. Her memoir Autism in Heels: The Untold Story of a Female Life ...

5. Picture Exchange Communication System - Wikipedia

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   The Picture Exchange Communication System ( PECS) is an augmentative and alternative communication system developed and produced by Pyramid Educational Consultants, Inc. [ 1] PECS was developed in 1985 at the Delaware Autism Program by Andy Bondy, PhD, and Lori Frost, MS, CCC-SLP. [ 2] The developers of PECS noticed that traditional ...

6. Pivotal response treatment - Wikipedia

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   Pivotal response treatment ( PRT ), also referred to as pivotal response training, is a naturalistic form of applied behavior analysis used as an early intervention for children with autism that invented by Robert Koegel and Lynn Kern Koegel. PRT advocates contend that behavior hinges on "pivotal" behavioral skills—motivation and the ability ...

7. Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule - Wikipedia

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   The Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule ( ADOS) is a standardized diagnostic test for assessing autism spectrum disorder. The protocol consists of a series of structured and semi-structured tasks that involve social interaction between the examiner and the person under assessment. The examiner observes and identifies aspects of the subject's ...